An interesting article of a PLAN exercise

As PLAN followers, we often get articles about training exercises for PLAAF and PLAN. Most of the time, the articles are written in a manner that reveals very little of what really happened. Occasionally, we do get more revealing articles like the one I have below regarding 022. This was posted on the August 21st edition of China Youth Daily. They posted an article a few years ago about the accuracy of DF-5A ICBM that was possibly the most revealing article of PLA strategic forces.

I will just give a rundown of this article. It says that in early August, AEW, destroyer/frigate flotilla and a FAC flotilla participated in an exercise that simulated FACs launching missile attack under heavy ECM environment.

It describes 022 as one of PLAN's most modern ship. It is stealthy, has high level of informational, long range attack and combines many new technology.

The scenario has an enemy fleet intruding on China's sea water. This flotilla of 022s go to intercept it under the command of an AEW.

The North Sea fleet sends out 7 022s under the direction of what appears to be a commander (not really clear if that is back at the base or on one of the 022s, but sounds like in 022). After about 35 minutes, it started to receive targeting data from the datalink in the tactical station. It gets the location in terms of direction + distance. They check the availability of the missiles and have them programmed to fly at X m (so below 10) and X sea state (didn't state what X is). It says that the missile (I presume YJ-83) has target selection capability (I think they are referring to being able to select target after launch), can fly around obstacles, perform long range strike and has strong resistance to ECM. The goal is to hit the enemy targets before getting too close, which would be fatal to the 022s.

The 022 launches 5 missiles at the target and apparently hit the target ship with all 5 (you will read a lot of propoganda like this on this type of articles). After getting reports of more enemy target, the 022s did not go toward the target but rather turned around and went full speed toward the flanks to engage the new targets. It mentioned that it took 2 years for the flotilla to achieve full operational capability.

8月初，胶东某军港。随着一阵刺耳的铃声，一场由警戒机、驱护舰编队、导弹快艇编队共同参与，复杂电磁环境下导弹快艇编队全系统综合防御与导弹攻击演练拉开了序幕。

这是一支伴随着军事变革浪潮应运而生的新生力量。该型导弹艇是新世纪人民海军现代化程度最高的装备之一，它集多项高新技术于一身，信息化程度高、隐身效果好、攻击距离远、突击威力大，官兵称之为“海上狙击手”。

此次演练的假想背景是：“敌”驱护舰编队入侵我领海，我方导弹艇编队在警戒机引导下进行拦截，成功将部分敌舰击毁击伤，迫使其残部驶离我领海。

8时整，“编队离码头！”北海舰队某快艇支队新型导弹艇编队指挥员齐仲秋一声令下。7艘导弹快艇犁开万顷碧涛，驶向大海深处。

此时，海面上波飞浪卷，导弹艇高速奔袭，激起的浪花一阵接一阵拍向前侧的舷窗，舰艇尾部则翻腾起长长的白练般的浪花。

8时35分，某艇报务班长王亮报告：“数据链已同步，战术台已接收目标信息。”

紧接着，“目标敌驱护舰编队方位××，距离××！”战斗警报声骤然响起，“各战位迅速进入战斗准备状态！”

“导弹攻击部署！导弹开始射前检查！”“×导弹装定平飞×米、×海情！”某导弹艇长薛善明的命令犹如连珠炮似的，现场气氛紧张之极。

“以往导弹攻击都是先到占位点，再开始攻击，而现在怎么竟能在高速奔袭过程中就准备攻击？”正当笔者疑惑之时，指挥员齐仲秋介绍，随着科学技术迅猛发展，“发现即摧毁”已经成为交战双方普遍认同的法则，不管航渡途中还是接敌过程中，战斗随时可以打响！

该型导弹快艇装备的导弹已具备目标选择、越障飞行、远程打击和强抗干扰能力。然而，为了“稳妥”起见，有的艇员队仍按照过去“接敌→展开→攻击→撤出”的固有程序组织海上训练。尽管机动、攻击等动作都“无可挑剔”，但演练结果总是先被摧毁。其实理由很简单：一味苛求近距离接“敌”，使新装备的优势丧失殆尽。

8时39分，“解除助推器保险！”“5、4、3、2、1，×号导弹发射！”

少顷，捷报从导调组传来：“导弹准确命中目标，攻击奏效！”

8时42分，“敌”情威胁通报再次传来。多艘导弹艇没有像以往一样直奔目标而去，而是朝着侧翼全速迂回。此时，某艇导弹指挥仪兵刘仁敏已经做好战斗准备。某艇长肖立军一声令下，导弹呼啸而出，犹如一柄柄利剑直刺敌舰。

该部政委刘宗玉介绍，部队党委坚持高标准打基础、高质量抓建设、高要求促发展，组建仅两年，就创造了新型导弹快艇成建制成系统全面形成战斗力的最短纪录，取得了实射5枚导弹全部命中目标的好成绩。（松岐 黄彬彬 熊利兵）